Job Title: Senior Construction Recruiter – White Collar (360 Desk)
Location: Office-based (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm) – Work from home flexibility once KPIs are consistently met
Company: Hard Hat Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30,000 basic + commission
Overview
Hard Hat Recruitment is hiring an experienced white collar construction recruiter to take ownership of a 360 desk within our construction division.
This is an opportunity for a recruiter who understands the sector and wants the platform to operate as if they were building their own business, without the financial risk, overheads, or infrastructure concerns that normally come with it. The systems, brand, client base, and operational support are already in place. What is required is someone who can use that foundation to generate revenue, build relationships, and grow their desk.
You will have full autonomy, clear earning potential, and a genuine route to leadership and directorship for someone who demonstrates the right level of performance and intent.
What you will be doing
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Running a full 360 white collar construction recruitment desk
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Generating new business and building long-term client relationships
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Managing the full recruitment process from initial brief through to placement
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Sourcing and placing candidates across roles such as Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Project Managers, Site Managers, Design Managers, Commercial Managers and related positions
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Managing your own pipeline, time, and targets
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Supporting the growth of the division and positioning yourself to lead future hires
You will also have access to an existing stream of live roles from established clients, including main contractors, Tier 1 contractors, and smaller reliable businesses. This ensures there is a consistent workflow alongside your own business development.
Commission Structure
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£30,000 basic salary
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No ceiling on earnings
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Bonuses and incentives are tailored to you. Not everyone is motivated by a holiday or a boozy lunch! We want to award the individual not the preset standard
For clarity on billing ownership:
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Roles resourced from existing company clients are credited at 50% of the billing value
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Roles where you generate the client and resource the placement are credited at 100%
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Roles where you generate the client and receive resourcing support are credited at 50%
This structure ensures fairness while also strongly rewarding business generation.
Progression and long-term opportunity
This role is designed for someone with the vision to build something long-term.
Hard Hat Recruitment has planned hires for end of Q2 and end of Q3 as part of its growth. The individual who takes this role will be positioned to step into a leadership position as the team expands.
There is a genuine pathway to directorship for someone who demonstrates consistent billing, brings in business, and shows the ability to lead. This is effectively the opportunity to build your own recruitment business within an established one, with full infrastructure and client access already in place.
Working structure
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Office based, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
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Work from home flexibility once KPIs and billing consistency are demonstrated
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Full ownership and autonomy of your desk
This role is suited to an experienced construction recruiter who wants autonomy, strong earning potential, and the opportunity to build towards leadership and directorship without the risk of starting from scratch